NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dow Jones Indexes announced today a component change in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications 30 Index.
TDC A/S (Denmark) will replace Nextel Communications Inc. Cl A (United States) in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications 30 Index. Nextel Communications Inc. Cl A is being deleted as a result of an acquisition by Sprint Corp. FON Com. stock.
The changes in the Dow Jones Sector Titans Telecommunications 30 Index will be effective at the open of trade Monday, August 15, 2005.
Further information as well as the complete component lists of the Dow Jones Sector Titans 30 Indexes can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes' web site http://www.djindexes.com.
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